Local colonel to lead Guard training institute

8:44 PM,
Sep. 2, 2013

Tilton

Written by

Amanda Haggard
The Daily News Journal

Rutherford County has a "golden jewel right in front of us," according to an official, but locals may not even know it's there.

The Tennessee Army National Guard's 117th Regional Training Institute is in Smyrna, and Col. Charles Tilton said the success of the institute is not just something to be excited about; it brings more than 1,200 soldiers a year into the Middle Tennessee area.

Tilton, who lives in Murfreesboro, will take charge of the 117th Regional Training Institute in Smyrna following a formal ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. ...